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HBO’s new series The Deuce takes an immersive look at the evolution of the sex work industry in 1970s Manhattan. With a palpable griminess coating the city, this show builds a world big enough to explore the exploitation and power dynamics running rampant among its characters. Sit down with writing duo George Pelecanos and David Simon as they discuss their first time working as co-creators, the importance of research for this period piece, and how setting influences theme and character.

From 1988-95, Michael MacCambridge was a columnist and critic at the Austin American-Statesman, writing about movies, music and popular culture. Since then, he has written and edited several books, including America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation... Read More →

George Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and woman’s shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. Pelecanos is the author of twenty books set in and around Washington, D.C.: A Firing Offense, Nick's Trip, Shoedog... Read More →

David Simon is a Baltimore-based journalist, author and television producer. A former crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun, he is the creator of the celebrated HBO series The Wire, which depicts the political and socioeconomic fissures in an American city. His other television cr... Read More →